Bohemia - Cesky Krumlov

If you think you’re in the middle ages when you’re in Prague, nothing could convince you of this further than a visit to Cesky Krumlov. A leaf ripped from a fairytale about knights, princesses, and dragons, this place is built of stone around a rapidly flowing river in a valley. The cobblestones lead you to boutique gift stores and old hand-made wooden toy stores the like of which Pinocchio was born from.

For dinner, I had an Old Bohemian feast that consisted of roasted rabbit, potato dumplings, millet, corn cakes , boiled potato and cabbage, along with a big slab of ham in case you weren’t already full. You really can get everything you want for ten dollars! Afterwards, I had local spiced mead with cloves and cinnamon, which ensured that I felt cosy. After two enchanting days in Krumlov, Vicki and I headed back to Prague, sad to put our backs to the most fairytale of villages.

After one more night in Prague, my adventure with Vicki was sadly over. It all passed so Quickly – Venice, Croatia, Montenegro, Bosnia, Herzegovina, Serbia, Slovakia, Austria, and the Czech Republic all in a month – only four or five days to a country on the dust-devil adventure – springing up, taking us all over the place and then ending just as suddenly. Thanks, Vicki, for a great month!